The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-05
TUMMY'S SCHOOL.
How and Why He Changed His Mind, and
What Came of 1t.

what came OF 1t.
"Humph! l amt agoin' to study
mich if school does begin Monday"
said Tommy jenkins at the end Of his
long vacation; "rm goin' to have pea
nuts all shelled, and eat em when
teacher isn't lookin', and Tn goin' to
do lots o things to make the other
boys laugh, and I'm goin' to act so
teacher ii have to send me home. then
won't have to go to school any moro;
ehee-hee, won't that be fun" and
pair of boyish heels went up into the
air as Tommy threw himself back on
the sofa and chuckled ut what he
hought very smart speech.
Susie, who was eight Years old, two
years younger than Tommy, looked
little shocked at first, but when Tom
my laughed so gaily she laughed, o,
then she aid:
Eyes, but what will mamma say to
such things, and papa? Oh papa II
be dreadful sober and say: My little
son! in that way that always makes me
cry right out when he says: Ny little
daughterP''
'0h, mamma will be kinder sorry at
first" said Tommy, blandly, "but she
will get over it pretty soon, and as TO
papa. oh, I'd make it all right with
papa when l told him how Teller
hates to study" and Tommy thrust his
thumbs into the armholes Of his blouse
and tried to whistle.
Fortunately mamma was in the hall,
and just about to enter the room when
Tommy began his smart remarks, and
so heard every word the children said.
She went quickly back upstairs, and
neither Tommy nor Susie suspected
she had heard a word.
But just as their mother expected
would be tho case, when bedtime was
approaching that night Tommy began
asking for story, and Susie put down
her dolly to help Tommy tease for what
they both liked so much, one of their
mammals nice stories. Papa was over
by the table reading, but his face was
behind the paper, and the children
know the sound of mammals voice
would not disturb him ut all.
So after Tommy had seated himself
on all ottoman with his hands in his
mammals lap, and Sune was nestled
CLOSE beside her, mamma began:
"Once upon time there was fine
looking young man who was very un-
fortunate, and very much to be ptied.
He had good mergers, and also had
the appearance of having been well
brought up, but the trouble was, he
was not faithful in any thing. When
nc first went into town and tried to
find work, he would generally succeed
in getting some thing to do in store
perhaps. and for little while he would
seem to do very well, but 1t was never
long before those who had employed
Kim would find that he was no: to be
trusted, so he would be obliged to leave
and try to find some other place or en-
ployment.
1.-THE time would come when every
one in tho town would know all about
him. and he would have to 60 some
where else and begin all over again to
try finding work by which to feed HIM
self. This was not at all happy life
to lead, for of course he had no settled
home, no friends in particular, and but
very little money, some times not
enough to buy things he really needed.
''Besides all this there was no kind
of business he could engage in except
the very simplest, because he had
never learned how to do the things
which bring in money to any amount,
and arc what we call profitable. Don't
you think he must have felt very badly
whom he thought of his boyhoGd and
his comfortable home and kind pa
rents?"
''Did he ever have n nice home and
good parents?" asked Tommy.
''Ccrtainly, just as nice home as
you have. and just as kind parents"
"Then why didn't they teach him
things and send him to SCHOOL,"
asked Tommy, his great blue eyes wide
open.
''Oh. they did" said mamma. He
was always carefully dressed in the
neatest clothes. provided with the best
Ol IOou' anu ""tSpOA Ofoi 90 IOh"OtiJ
us you arc through his boyish years,
aud every day he was sent with his
little sister to one of the finest
schools"
''Thcn why didn't he learn and grow
mp to be faithful young man, and
havc no nc and some money, and
lots Of friendsp" asked interested Tom
ray.
well. that is q very sad thing to
tell about" answered mamma, speak
ing Why slowly. "But the trouble Is.